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Lets talk about Ghosts and how successful it was.
Well, initially Mick Garris was supposed to direct Ghosts. Stan Winston who was doing the effects became the Director. The schedule was very tight so I had 3 weeks to make the score. The next meeting was with Michael, Stan and the editor. They showed the first 30 seconds of the video and most of the conversation was between them 3. When Michael and I had a moment together he said “I think I hear an orchestra coming at that moment.” So I said “what about a huge Gothic orchestra?” and he said “YEAH!
What was your inspiration in creating the music for Ghosts?
I just followed my feelings and the storyline. It was gothic really. I could work freely and not be imposed by any other music. A very inspirational process really.
When you worked with Michael, people see the end result but not the creative process behind it, what was it like in this environment?
It was fantastic! Probably at the top of my list of working creatively with anyone. A big part of that was Michael being an incredible musician. The first time he came to my studio he said “look, if you have any questions, just call me any time of the day or night…He was a real gentleman and a sweetheart!
Were there any plans to release the score itself on CD?
No! That never came up because it’s only 20 minutes and back in those days if it was not a full album they would not release it. Also, because of the unions, it would be too expensive to do…Another big frustration is that it didn’t come out on DVD!
We say the same thing. Michael said in an interview in 2001 that he wanted Ghosts on DVD as soon as possible.
Yeah! It didn’t make any sense to put it on a VCD where the quality is not that good. I tell you the sound on that video is spectacular! It’s a huge, jaw dropping sound and it is such a shame it is not on DVD.
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